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2025-09-30-accounts

Annual Summary

30/07/2026

Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church - Annual Accounts for 2024/2025

Charity number: 241507

Month Notes Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 **Mar-25 ** **Apr-25 ** **May-25 ** Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Annual Total
Receipts - Money In(£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£)
Art Group -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
200
100
-
-		 300
£
Acts. Fund -
450
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-		 460
£
Interest Inc -
-
655
-
-
-
-
-
870
-
-
411		 1,936
£
IR Charities Refund Annual Refund -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,872
-
-		 13,872
£
Gifts in - Gen. Gifts -
35
-
2,175
-
730
-
-
140
30
-
-		 3,110
£
Gifts in - Spec.gifts -
-
-
100
-
-
-
30
300
5,000
-
-		 5,430
£
Missionary Missionary Fund 730
730
745
775
145
85
85
85
585
85
95
95		 4,240
£
Offerings 3,971
3,447
4,997
5,033
3,198
4,638
4,541
3,546
7,330
5,645
3,890
4,707		 54,942
£
Pastures Green -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70
-
-
50		 120
£
Photocopy -
-
-
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 17
£
Rainbow -
-
-
466
-
-
-
-
550
15
-
48		 1,079
£
Rental income UPC Rent + Cottage 1,897
1,847
1,212
2,582
1,897
1,897
947
1,897
2,847
1,897
1,897
1,897		 22,714
£
Youth Money In -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
£
Total Receipts 6,598 6,509 7,609 11,148 5,240 7,350 5,573 5,558 12,892 26,644 5,892 7,208 108,219
£
Expenses - Money Out(£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£)
Catering -
-
23
-
-
15
-
-
-
-
-
-		 37
£
Cleaning Covid 19 Ex. -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
£
Cottage -
-
-
-
-
120
-
-
-
-
-
-		 120
£
Evangelism -
-
108
-
80
65
-
24
-
42
28
109		 455
£
Acts.Fund Out -
721
382
-
50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 1,153
£
Gift and Donations -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
£
Insurance -
-
3,986
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 3,986
£
Main. General Premise Fund -
497
-
180
787
210
100
380
-
-
121
-		 2,275
£
Main.Large Jobs 5,901
1,267
-
-
941
674
-
-
-
1,200
5,970
-		 15,953
£
Ministry Cost 3,361
5,904
4,186
4,186
4,998
4,528
3,381
5,940
4,297
4,265
4,657
4,638		 54,341
£
Pastures Green Out 685
710
710
710
1,840
760
760
760
760
1,260
760
760		 10,475
£
Music, audio -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
-		 33
£
Offering out 638
637
649
3
-
2
2
4
3
7
3
2		 1,949
£
Rainbow 112
-
124
-
-
102
-
-
-
-
-
-		 338
£
Stationery, printing -
-
146
-
-
146
-
-
6
-
-
152		 449
£
Utilities 2,263
2,451
2,207
1,945
1,978
1,645
2,047
2,052
2,064
2,049
2,863
1,936		 25,501
£
Youth Ministry -
46
-
110
-
-
-
60
-
189
-
159		 564
£
Total Expenses 12,961 12,232 12,520 7,133 10,673 8,266 6,290 9,220 7,130 9,013 14,436 7,756 117,630
£
Increase(Decrease) in Church Funds -6,363
-5,724
-4,911
4,014
-5,433
-916
-717
-3,662
5,762
17,631
-8,544
-548		 -9,411
Bank Accounts - Church Funds Start of Year (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) (£) Movement
Lansdowne Gen. 23,415
£		 17,051
11,327
5,761
9,776
4,342
3,426
2,709
-952
3,940
21,571
13,026
12,068		 11,347
-£
HIBA 0
£		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 -
£
CCLA 38,671
£		 38,671
38,671
39,133
39,133
39,133
39,133 39,133 39,133
40,002
40,002
40,002
40,413		 1,742
£
Kingdom Bank 11,350
£		 11,350
11,350
11,544
11,544
11,544
11,544 11,544 11,544
11,544
11,544
11,544
11,544		 194
£
Bank Account Total Balances 73,436
£		 67,072 61,349 56,438 60,452 55,019 **54,103 ** **53,386 ** 49,724 55,486 73,117 64,573 64,025 9,411
-£
Offerings Receipts 2023 -2024 4,364
7,724
4,208
3,663
5,372
3,261
4,185
4,432
4,961
6,129
5,267
4,863		 1,936
Offerings Difference from previo us period -393
-4,277
789
1,371
-2,174
1,377
357
-886
2,369
-485
-1,377
-156

LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Annual Accounts Report

For the year ended 30 September 2025

Charity Number: 241507

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Receipts and Expenses for the year ended 30 September 2025

ACCOUNTS OF LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

For the Year ended 30 September 2025

For the Year ended 30 September 2025
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Receipts
Art Group 300 340
Acts. Fund 460 736
Interest Inc 1,936 2,535
Tax Refund 13,872 14,987
General Gifts 3,110 -
Specific Gifts 5,430 -
Missionary Gifts 4,240 8,496
General Offerings 54,942 58,428
Photocopy 120 -
Rainbow Tots 17 1,049
Rent Income (Cottage & UPC) 1,079 28,860
Youth Work 22,714 -
108,219 115,430
Expenses
Catering 37 -
Cleaning (inc. COVID19 exp.) - -
Cottage 120 90
Evangelism 455 243
Acts. Fund Out 1,153 1,487
Gifts and Donations C - -
Insurance 3,986 3,899
Maintenance General 2,275 6,290
Maintenance Large Jobs 15,953 17,120
Ministry Costs A 54,341 51,642
Missionary D 10,475 9,960
Music, Audio Visual 33
 294
Offering Out 1,949 7,399
Rainbow 338
 233
Stationery, Printing 449 412
Utilities 25,501 22,997
Youth Ministry 564 316
117,630 122,381

This year there has been a deficit of £9,411 against a deficit in the previous year of £6,951.

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Receipts and Expenses for the year ended 30 September 2025

Premises Funds
Note
Premises Fund Account Balance
At beginning of year
Rental Income
B
Cottage Expenses
B
Maintenance General
B
Maintenance Large (includes Cottage windows)
At end of year
Missionary Fund
Note
Missionary Fund Account Balance
At beginning of year
Missionary Receipts
Paid from Offering
David & Ruth Burns
Gordon & Sandra Bull
David Easton
Others
D
At end of year
Acts Fund
Communion Fund Account Balance
At beginning of year
Offerings
Expenditure during year
At end of year
125 Fund
125 Fund Account Balance
At beginning of year
Offerings
Expenditure during year
At end of year		 Total £
-7641
16,364
-120
-2,275
-15,953
-9,624
Total £
-39
4,240
6,174
-3,900
-4,700
-1,020
-725
30
Total £
3,522
460
-1,153
2,830
Total £
5,176
0
0
5,176

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Receipts and Expenses for the year ended 30 September 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £
Balances at year end
General Fund 65,644 72,417
Premises Fund -9,624 -7,641
Missionary Fund 30 -39
Acts Fund (Communion Fund) 2,830 3,523
125 Fund 5,176 5,176
64,055 73,436
Movement of£9,381from 2024 to 2025-year end balances.
Church Bank Balances
2025 2024
Notes £ £
Church Bank Account Balances at year end
Barclays Current Account (Main Account) E 12,098 23,415
Deposit Account HIBA - -
Stewardship 11,544 11,350
CCLA 40,413 38,671
64,055 73,436

Movement of £9,381 from 2024 to 2025-year end balances.

Movement between 5 above funds match the deficit movement within current account.

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Receipts and Expenses for the year ended 30 September 2025

Notes

This figure includes Wages, Employer’s N.H.I. Contributions, Claimed Expenses, A Conferences, Books, Pulpit Expenses for Visiting Preachers, etc.

B The maintenance figure broken down is made up as follows:

£
Cottage Expenses -120
Redecoration F.G.H. -5,901
Repairs Cottage Windows -685
Yearly Boiler service -582
F.G.H. Floor -7,170
Boiler work -946
Safe IS -886
Sundries (Day to Day Main.)
-2,057
Total Maintenance for Premises Fund -18,348

We have paid out the Tax amount immediately on Specific Gifts which were Gift Aided, so that the work in need has the full amount of money "Up Front" The Gift Aid Money is Claimed back in the usual way C The Gift Aided Tax Payments were £nil

D The missionary gifts are made up as follows:
David & Ruth Burns mission support
Gordon Bull & family
David Easton
Food Bank
Tearfund
L.C.M.
Total Missionary payments		 £
-3,900
-4,700
-1,020
-60
-600
-1,000
-11,280

Please note there is now a Missionary account so all missionary Gifts and payments will come from this account

E October 2024 Barclays Bank account opening balance should have been £31,354.74 (not £23,415) higher by £7,939.74. This is due to a historical mismatch inherited balance. I shall adjust in 25-26 accounts.

Notes for Trustee’s

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Receipts and Expenses for the year ended 30 September 2025

30 November 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers

You will have seen the Accounts for Lansdowne Church for the year ending 30 September 2025. The Accounts are produced on a cash basis and show Receipts and Payments of the fellowship during the year together with a statement of funds and balances.

You will see that the figures for receipts and payments has produced a deficit in the region of £9500. There are a number of mitigating circumstances that contributed to this deficit, primarily the cost involved in maintaining the buildings. However, while understanding that everyone feels the financial pressure of increased costs I would encourage you to review your giving and if you are able, to increasing your giving.

It is right that I take this opportunity to acknowledge and give thanks for the work done by Samuel Mfoafo-McCarthy and Peter Osborne in managing our finances. It is not any easy task and we are thankful to them for their diligence.

The year ahead will be a challenging one for all at Lansdowne. We can look forward with confidence and trust in the good providence of God but it is also right to give thanks to the Trustees for their hard work throughout the past year. The Trustees willingly give up their free time to serve God and you, the members. Much work goes on "behind the scenes" and it is right to acknowledge that here. Thank you for your hard work, wisdom, unity and commitment to serving the cause of Christ in this way. On behalf of the Trustees

Lawrence Ovenden Chair of Trustees

TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH LANSDOWNE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Charity number: 241507

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Maxwell Morais 15 Derwent Close Allestree Derby DE22 2UY maxwellfiuza@gmail.com

30th July 2026

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church

I report on the attached accounts of the church for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The Church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year as laid down in the Charities Act 2011 (The Act) and that an independent examination is acceptable.

My brief examination was carried out at end of July 2026 in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission.

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and I do not express an audit opinion on these accounts.

Following my examination of the accounts and supporting evidence, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that:

Maxwell Fiuza Morais

Independent Examiner Independent of the Trustees, Elders and Treasurer